Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is not likely to have that title before his name much longer.

According CBSSports.com sources, the Red Sox will fire Valentine shortly after the regular season ends, and maybe as early as Thursday or Friday. When Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com asked general manager Ben Cherington to confirm the report, Cherington responded, “No comment,” in a text message.

Asked by host Glenn Ordway if he believed his staff was loyal to him, Valentine said, “No.” Asked why he felt that way, Valentine responded, “You asked me what I feel. That’s what I feel.”

Valentine was then asked if he thought the staff undermined him, and he said, “Yes.” Asked why, Valentine said, “Just what I feel.”

Finally, Valentine was asked if he would want different coaches if he returned next season. He said, “Some, yeah.”

One of the knocks on the entire Valentine experiment was that the Red Sox did not allow him to pick all of his own coaches, but Valentine stopped short of blaming the front office — for now — noting that he interviewed the new hires and had a say in who came on. He also said it was his job to “work through it” and “make it all functional.”

Functional was something the Red Sox certainly were not this season. There was clubhouse turmoil from the start and Valentine was continually part of the problems, either directly or indirectly.

Pedroia was texting Valentine to tell him he could play despite a broken finger, and when Valentine looked up from his phone he had to swerve to avoid hitting people. His bike skidded and he ended up on the ground with scrapes and bruises.

Nothing about hiring Bobby Valentine has gone right for the Red Sox, and their managerial search should start as soon as possible, the day after their abysmal regular season ends. Valentine just keeps assuring everyone that this would be the right move.